Novelty-box.



R. V. PEPPEBBERG.

NOVE'LTYBOX.

APPLICATIQN FILED Dsc. l5. 1915 Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

H w /V MJ ROY V. PEPPERBEBG, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

NOVELTY-Box.

Application filed December 15, 1915.

To r/.ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, Roy V. PEPPERBERG, residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lan caster and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Novelty-Box, of which the. following is a specification.

This invention, which in its generic nature has reference to improvements in cigar boxes, is more especially intended to serve the purpose of providing a novelty packing differing from the ordinary cigar packing, in that the top row contains but a single cigar held in a specially made tray of the thickness of a cigar and provided with a groove or open ended pocket into which one cigar may be inserted (or more, if desired,) the tray being of a depth of the thickness of a cigar and serving as a filler for the top of the box and adapted for resting upon the top row of the cigars contained within the box.

My invention also has for its object to provide a cigar box which in addition to serving the usual function is in the nature of an advertising` novelty since the same presents special selling features.

With other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, 'my invention is a novelty box for packing cigars that embodies the peculiar features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, specically pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a novelty box that embodies my improvements, the box being shown as closed.

Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof, the box lid being opened.

Fig. 3 is a. perspective view that illustrates the manner in which the tray member is lifted out of the box.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the box taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the tray member.

In carrying out my invention, the box member is of the usual formation except that its depth is increased the thickness of a cigar to accommodate a tray or supplemental holder, presently again referred to, and which, when packed rests upon the top of the packed rows of cigars contained within the box.

In the drawing. (see Fig. 4) I have shown a box l adapted for containing 25 cigars which, in my improved box, are packed in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOVQG, 1917.

Serial No. 67,040. i

four rows of six in each row, and the single or 25th cigar is held in the tray which fills the space between the top row of the cigars and the box lid 2, the latter being Apreferably hinged at one end 2O to swing up to the open position, as shown in Fig. 2, a suitable catching device 3 being attached to the front end of the box for holding the lid closed.

lThe tray 4 has a groove or pocket 40 that preferably extends diagonally of the box thereby providing a pocket somewhat longer than the cigar to be held therein, and to prevent the cigar from accidentally sliding endwise out of the groove when lifting the tray from the box in the manner shown in Fig. 3.

The tray 4 may be of any suitable light weight material, preferably paste-board bent up to a shape to snugly iit within the upper end of the box, as is bestV shown in Fig. 4 by reference to which it will be noticed that the tray, whenV in position seats upon a lifting member 5, one end of which is nearly the length of the box and is fastened to one side thereof. The member 5 terminates in a pull tab 50, the end 5l of which `projects outside lof the box and may be left projected when the lid is down, if so desired.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the drawings, the complete formation and' the manner of use of my improved novelty box will be readily apparent.

By reason of providing a tray adapted to be fitted within the top of the box over the packed rows of the cigars and having a pocket to receive a single cigar (or more if desired), the odd cigar is neatly held in the tray and the latter with the cigar may be conveniently and quickly lifted out on the box by raising the tray in the manner stated and as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The tray feature adds a new, novel and special selling feature in cigar packing and so far as I know is new to the trade, and the same may be also utilized as an advertising medium by printing or otherwise applying the brand or label for the particular cigar onthe tray.

To hold the cigar from sliding diagonally in the groove of the holder, it is wrapped in a silver foil, the opposite ends of which are twisted to form pus or lateral enlargements v4l that tend to frictionally engage the sides of the groove, and thereby hold the cigar from sliding endwise in the groove when lifting the holder out of the box.

The pull tab is normally turned back onto the holder when the box lid is down, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4.

It should be noted that the tab 5l is folded back between the tray and the lid when the box is closed for shipment (seen Fig. 4) but it may be lett projected as shown in Fig. 2 when the lid is opened for display or closed simply temporarily.

That I claim is:

l. ln combination with a cigar box, a removable display filler tray located in the box and having;` a diagonal pocket to receive and display a. cigar.

ln a packingbox of the character stated, a supplemental holder having a pocket for holding at least one sample cigar, the said holder being supported on top of the packed cigars within the box to form a filler for that part of the box between the packed artic-les and the lid, a iexible pull member vthat extends across the box and is located between the filler and the packedL articles within the box` one end or" said member being` ixedly attached to one side of the box, the other end of said member being free and terminating,Y in a pull flap adapted to be opened up and extended over the other side of the box when the lid of the box is opened and adapted to be bent back upon itself to lie between the filler and the lid when the lid is closed.

3. The combination with a box having a. lid; of a removable tray that snugly lits in the top of the box to rest on the articles packed therein, said tray having a pocket for holding at least one of the articles such as are packed in the box, said pocket extending diagonally of the tray.

4. The combination with a box having a lid; of a removable tray that snugly tits in the top of the box to rest on the articles packed therein, said tray havinga pocket for holding at least one of the articles such as are packed in the box, and means attached to the box for lifting the said tray out of the box.

5. The combination with a box having a lid; of a removable tray that snugly lits in the top of the box to rest on the articles packed therein, said tray having' a pocket for holding' at least one of the articles such as are packed in the box, means attached to thel box for lifting' the said tray out of the box, said means consistingof ar flexible member secured at one end to one side of the lbox and extending' across the boxl under the tray and having its free end adapted for being` projected over the box edge to form a pulling;` tab.

6. is ay new article, a cigar box having a lid, a ilexible member secured at one end to one side of the box, and extended across the box and having its free end projected over the other side of the box and terminating in a. pulling` tab, and a tray adapted to be removably mounted in the other end of the box to rest on the top of the articles in the box and on the lifting' member, Vsaid tray havinp; a pocket for holding' at least one of the articles such as are packed in the box.

ROY V. PEPPERBERG.

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